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118. Optimizing the management of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) contaminants by reporting the species name

BACKGROUND: CoNS are common isolates in blood cultures (BCx), but many are contaminants contributing to unnecessary antibiotic use. When CoNS are isolated from multiple BCx, different species and/or different susceptibility patterns may suggest contamination. Species reporting of CoNS is not perform...

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Autores principales: Stone, Tyler J, Palavecino, Elizabeth, Jessica, Smith, Beardsley, James, Johnson, James, Luther, Vera, Ohl, Christopher, Williamson, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778243/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.163

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